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E; D; SANFORD. ,GL'OPHES DRIER.

No. 6,045. Patented June 2-5, 1867 Wirw sses; 00%

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I Be it known that I, EZEKlZEL D. SANFORD, of the, city and county ofBaltimore, in the State of Maryland, hare invented a new and usefulImproved Adjustable Clothes-Frame; endI do hereby'declare the followingto be a full, clear, nud exact description of the same, reference beingbad to the -accompanying drawings, which are mc'depnrt of thisspecification. I r I V i 1 The ohject of my invention is to so constructa clothes-drying frame that 'the o perator may stnnd nt one point andfill the frame, and then elevateit so that persons may ps'ssbenenthrit,and that it may be in a better position toreceivc the rays of the sunnhd the action of'the wind; also, to so construct theapparctus that itmay be folded up so as to occupy but a small space when not in use, andso that when hoisted it may be free to revolve by the action of thewind, so as to more rapidly dry the articles upon it. i i V 1 Figure 1is an elevation with purt of the'upper end of the standn'rdbroken away,so as to show the mode of supporting the hoistingpulley.

Figure 2 is whorizontal section on'line z 2:, fig. 1.

r A represents the standard or post on whichthe rack slides, end whichis supported in the socket B,on the bedsfrome O, by the lateral bracesD. The frame 0 is composed of two pieces bf heavy board, inorti'sed.

together at their centre, at which point they are fastened by buttons,pins, or other suitable means. These pieces are also provided withnotches or shoulders at about midway between their-centre and ends forthe recepwhich is rigidly attached to the bedeframe at its centre. Theabove arrangement may be dispensed with when the device is made apermanent fixture, us int-hat case the post may be simply set in theground and be provided with a shoulder at the proper height to answer.the purpose of the upper end of the socket B. E is a metnllic limit,which passes through the block f, and is secured in the top of the postA, end on the head of which'the metallic plate f rests and ,revolves.This plateis rigidly attached in the headji, in which the pulley G is'tionof the lower ends of the braces D, whose upper ends rest againstand under the shoulder ban the socket B,

journnlled, and whose lower end forms a sleeve, H, which fits over theend of the standard A to strengthen thehead and prevent rocking. I is asliding-box, on which the colldrs J J are attached. The collars J havehorizontal holes or deprcssions, in which the ends of the rods K areset; and they may have udditional oblique' ones, through which,alternately with the rods K, a rope or wire may be passed, so'astoprevent the displacement of the rods longitudinally, and, at the sametime, allow a free lateraland perpesdiculnrmovement; or, the rods K maybe provided with brece'rods', attached to them by pins or pegs, so as tohold them tent at right angles. The lower one is also provided with ahook or pin, L, on which the loops M of th rope N nreIconsecutiveiyfastened in raising the rack, as will be hereafter more fully'desm'ibed.The-rope N may be' nade' shorter than shown, and provided with a buttonon its extreme lower end,by which it may be fastened to a loop on collarJ, when the rock isresting on the socket B. The collar J hasperpendicular holes for the reception of the hoisting andsuspending-ropes. The rods K are suspended at their outer ends by ropes0,the,i1ppe r ends of the upper ones of which are attached to the collarJ, and, at a proper distance below, to the upper tier of rods K; and,extending below them, are provided "on their ends with buttons 0, whichurehitchcd into loops on the ropes attached to the second tier of rods,which are also provided with buttons on their lower ends, which hitchinto loops on the lower tier. It is not, however, necessary to connectthe rods in this precise manner; but I prefer it, as by this means thedevice is more readily taken apart and put toigetherthan irhen a singlerope is used and also by this means I need attach only as many tiers ofrods as are necessary. The rods K are provided with a series of holes,L, or pins, through or around which the clothes-lines P pass.- The endsof these lines are fastened together by sliding buckles p, which form a.simple and efl'ectivemecns for tight lining. These lines may, however,be supplaced by small. wooden rods or wires, in which case they wouldbe} fastened to each of the.rodsr K by pins or pegs; or, rods and lin'esmay be used together on the some rack, as

desired. is 0. weight orbox, in which a. quantity of weighty-materielmay be placed, (the latter foi-m being' preferable) which may he attachad to either one of the loops M to aid in hoisting the rack when it isfilled with clothes. v I I The operation is its follows: The rods withtheir connecting-lines, being connected to the sliding-sleeve or box,are drown down to the full extent of their supporting-ropes; andby't'orci n'g them outjto their utmost points, (at right angles,) asshown in fig. 2, and securing them, as described, the lines are renderedtent and ready for the reception of the articles to be attached to them.The weight-box is thennttached; and, the rack being in position, asshown in fig. 1, the operator may begin to fill the lines on the uppertier-of rods,-turn-ing the rack as itbecomes necessary to reachdifi'erent parts of it. After the first tier. hns been filled thehoisting rope' vill be drawn down until the second loop maybe hookedover the pin on the lower collar of the sliding box, when the secondtier will be in the. same position as the first was, when it may befilled in thescme manner as thefirst, and so on until all the lines arefilled, when the. rack may he hoisledto the top, of the standard, andsecured there in the some manner as in the other positions. The weightedbox may be then removed, and the loose rope tied up on a beloying-pin,orthr'own upon the rack. When in this position the rack and pulleyrevolve with the least breeze, thus securing the thorough sunning anddrying of the articles on all ports of the rack. The weight of a. rockten feet square, having three tiers of rods, will be about seventy-fivepounds; and it will hold about ten dozen of clothes, which, when wet,will weigh, one-n average, fifteen pounds per dozen, making the weightof the rack, when filled with wet clothes, zt-bo'ut two hundredcndtwenty-iive pounds; and the amount of weight in the box should beregulated so as not to he more than one-half or that amount, as theoperator could easily misc from seventy-five to one hundred ahdtwenty-five pounds; itnd'if the box is too heavily weighted it would beapt to raise the rock quicker than desire'ble. The weight may, however,if desired, be so regulated. as to balance, or nearly so, the weight ofthe loaded rock. The mt when not in use may be folded up sign-inst thestandard and secured there, or the whole device may betztken sport andstowed away, the slidingh ox or sleeve being (when so desired) mode intwo ports and hinged, so as to be more ensilyremoved. The same device,with a. slight change ineonstruction, may be used for drying wool,fruit, he, or for clothes-horsee," rocks, awnings, tent-frames, 850.;or, as o clothes-dryer, may he so constructed as to be used in thehouse.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim us new, anddesire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The revolving rack composed of the tubular sliding-box I, collars J,rods K, supportingu'opes O, and clothes-lines P, or theirequivnlents,,whcn constructed and operated substantially as and for thepurpose described.

2. In combination with the sliding-rack of a. clothes-dryer, I claim theweighted box Q, constructed and employed substantially as described forthe'pnrpose specified.

3. The arrangement of the rack I J J K O P, post A, socket B, bed-frameO, and br occs D, with the rope N, loops M, weight Q, and pin or book L,combined and operating substnntiully as and for the purpose set forth.To the above specification ofmy improvement I have signed my hand thisfifteenth day of April, 1867- E. I). SANFORD.

Witnesses: v

NATHAN K. ELLSWOR'I'H, JAMES L. EWIN.

